35. Zosim. l. ii. [c. 11 ] p.82. Eumenius in Panegyr. Vet.
vii. 16-21 . The latter of these has undoubtedly represented
the whole affair in the most favourable light for his
sovereign. Yet even from this partial narrative we may
conclude that the repeated clemency of Constantine, and the
reiterated treasons of Maximian, as they are described by
Lactantius (de M. P. c.29,30), and copied by the moderns,
are destitute of any historical foundation.